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They say we shouldn't talk about it; the ultimate, final journey. I've had a down day when I tried to do too much and I'm tired out. Although I didn't write this poem today, it does express something of how I feel.
Death
was always someone else's problem.
Grandad, Grandma then my uncles
aunts and relatives less known
fell ill and stopped by the wayside
their time to go came round
like seasons with the sun.
They taught us not to call it
by its proper name but to use
instead their euphemisms...
2 days ago I was told I have breast cancer, I only went for the checks to be on the safe side after finding a lump, I'm only 36 so what were the chances of that? I couldn't help that think they had the wrong person when they told me, I'm happy go lucky Marie this doesn't happen to me it happens to my parents generation, but the Macmillan nurse told me to prepare myself for next weeks appointment for a treatment plan and discussion, I didn't even realise it was a Macmillan nurse until my friend told...
Pain-wise I'm not too bad just now. I can sleep on my side at last, for the past two nights, so I have removed the bed cradle that kept the clothes off my toes when I had to sleep on my back. Appetite is OK but I can't taste much unless it has salt, sugar, chillies or curry in it! I'm not fond of very sweet things so I go for standard food and muesli cereals with fruit rather than exotic cuisine. Weight is steady, I'm not getting fat and lazy as they said I would on these drugs.
...Well I am back adding to my story, the pain in my cheast plus my noisy breathing woke me up and I had to come downstairs to have some pain relief,then I thought I would add to my Blog, I do forget if I have told you all about the fact that the occupational therapist came and said that I needed a rise and recliner chair to help me to relax and stand from sitting which I am finding difficult, to do as I get so breathless, as well as that I had a phone call from my Specilist Secretary saying that they...
I find this so difficult to locate..... finding how to put a blog up, but at least it takes my mind off everything else, at least on the days that I can face the hunt. In fact it has taken me so long that I am off to do something else now.
Well I dont know if you have been following my ,blogs this is about the worse and the one which i have written, with no information I think this is what is making me so down in the mouth,even if they had phoned and said that they were still deciding then that would have been better than nothing,my head is pounding and the pains are back in my sides,i dont know what to do for the best,there seems to be know where to sit or lay to relax,this is nothing to do with me not getting any info today. I know...
